Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 179 (3:179)

آلِ عِمْرَان

مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ …

Quran 3:179 is ayah 179 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 73 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:179
مَّاكَانَٱللَّهُلِيَذَرَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَعَلَىٰمَآأَنتُمْعَلَيْهِحَتَّىٰيَمِيزَٱلْخَبِيثَمِنَٱلطَّيِّبِ ۗوَمَاكَانَٱللَّهُلِيُطْلِعَكُمْعَلَىٱلْغَيْبِوَلَٰكِنَّٱللَّهَيَجْتَبِىمِنرُّسُلِهِۦمَنيَشَآءُ ۖفََٔامِنُوا۟بِٱللَّهِوَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚوَإِنتُؤْمِنُوا۟وَتَتَّقُوا۟فَلَكُمْأَجْرٌعَظِيمٌ١٧٩
mā kāna l-lahu liyadhara l-mu'minīna ʿalā mā antum ʿalayhi ḥattā yamīza l-khabītha mina l-ṭayibi wamā kāna l-lahu liyuṭ'liʿakum ʿalā l-ghaybi walākinna l-laha yajtabī min rusulihi man yashāu faāminū bil-lahi warusulihi wa-in tu'minū watattaqū falakum ajrun ʿaẓīmun

Allāh would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allāh reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allāh chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allāh and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.(179)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāNot
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  4. لِيَذَرَliyadharato leave
  5. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
  6. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  7. مَآmāwhat
  8. أَنتُمْantumyou (are)
  9. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiin [it]
  10. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  11. يَمِيزَyamīzaHe separates
  12. ٱلْخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe evil
  13. مِنَminafrom
  14. ٱلطَّيِّبِ ۗl-ṭayibithe good
  15. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  16. كَانَkānais
  17. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  18. لِيُطْلِعَكُمْliyuṭ'liʿakumto inform you
  19. عَلَىʿalāabout
  20. ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybithe unseen
  21. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
  22. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  23. يَجْتَبِىyajtabīchooses
  24. مِنminfrom
  25. رُّسُلِهِۦrusulihiHis Messengers
  26. مَنmanwhom
  27. يَشَآءُ ۖyashāuHe wills
  28. فََٔامِنُوا۟faāminūso believe
  29. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  30. وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚwarusulihiand His Messengers
  31. وَإِنwa-inand if
  32. تُؤْمِنُوا۟tu'minūyou believe
  33. وَتَتَّقُوا۟watattaqūand fear (Allah)
  34. فَلَكُمْfalakumthen for you
  35. أَجْرٌajrun(is a) reward
  36. عَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat

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